Guaranteed Rate Affinity · Kentucky · 2025

Guaranteed Rate Affinity in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate Affinity took 128 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #181 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.2% of them and denied 7.0% (9.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

128Applicationsin KY
9.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$265,000Median loanstate $155,000
$24MVolume26 counties

Guaranteed Rate Affinity in Kentucky vs the state

7.0%Denial rate-11.78 pts vs state
9.3%Decision denial rate-14.21 pts vs state
67.2%Origination rate+9.15 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$115kMedian applicant income
86Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231107110.0%6.75%#166
2024122791.6%6.80%#171
2025128867.0%6.63%#181

What Guaranteed Rate Affinity lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 113 88% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 9 7% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 5% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 97 76% · 5.2% denied
FHA 18 14% · 16.7% denied
VA 11 9% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 2% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 44%
Collateral 2 22%
Other 1 11%
Unverifiable information 1 11%
Credit history 1 11%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kenton County 33240 0.0%
Boone County 29194 13.8%
Campbell County 26181 3.8%
Jefferson County 841 12.5%
Fayette County 521 20.0%
Grant County 321 33.3%
Meade County 220 0.0%
Pike County 210 0.0%
Clark County 210 0.0%
Scott County 220 0.0%

Other large lenders in Kentucky

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 8,42018.1%6.75%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 8,22044.8%9.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 6,8719.8%6.50%
Fifth Third BankD 5,66325.5%7.75%
U.S. BankD 4,88729.5%7.00%
Mortgage Research CenterC 3,61718.0%6.25%
PNC BankD 3,58523.7%7.40%
21st MortgageF 3,47848.0%9.95%
CommonwealthC 3,27024.9%7.25%
Stockton MortgageD 3,2556.1%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Kentucky: 128 applications in 2025, of which 86 were originated and 9 denied.

7.0% of all applications, or 9.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate Affinity originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate Affinity's own HMDA filing for properties located in Kentucky, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology